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Former air force officer arrested at Phuket airport with ya ice

PHUKET: Police at Phuket International Airport arrested a female former Air Force officer yesterday (Jan 4) when she was found to have 40 grams of crystal meth (ya ice) hidden inside sanitary towels in her luggage.

Russian man charged for fatal big bike slam into Chinese tourist

PHUKET: According to police, a 25-year-old Russian tourist has been charged for reckless driving causing death after the big bike he was riding slammed into and killed a Chinese tourist crossing a road in Chalong.

Heroic nurse honoured for saving cyclist’s life

SURAT THANI: A nurse who saved a German cyclist who suffered near-fatal heart attack received recognition for her good deed yesterday (Jam 4) and went on to praised her colleagues for being part of the life-saving incident.

Highway holiday toll hits 340 - and rising

Thailand has still failed to curb high traffic fatalities as authorities admitted the New Year death toll would surpass last year’s total despite a new measure to tackle drink-driving by temporarily seizing vehicles.

Overdose deaths in US hit record high

UNITED STATES: More people died of drug overdoses last year in the United States than ever before, largely due to disturbing increases in prescription painkillers and heroin use, health authorities said last week.

Bringing in the new year in Phuket with some inspiration

Hello and welcome to January 2016! Happy new year lovely people. I was recently fortunate enough to meet some very inspiring and interesting people at a music, art and health festival just outside of Pattaya.

A journey through Negeri Sembilan

Last week, I told the first part of my journey through one of Malaysia’s 13 states, Negeri Sembilan, and how I had arrived and began my exploration of Dusun resort and the natural wonders that abound there.

Full Metal Dojo returns home to Phuket for Return of the Mack MMA night

MMA: Full Metal Dojo (FMD), Thailand’s leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, is returning to Phuket with their 8th event – FMD8: Return of the Mack – at Seduction Nightclub on January 10.

Trends, advantages and incentives of solar power in Phuket in light of rising energy demand

With power demand in Phuket slated to rise steadily by 10 per cent annually for the foreseeable future, pressure is on for the government to import more fossil-fuel-combustion- derived energy – from power plants in Krabi, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Songkhla and Surat Thani.

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